Comp EXAM 3 ACTUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Description Facts about an event or behavior using objective, measurable language to
describe what is being seen
High Preference Activities or items frequently chosen by an individual
, Independent variable The experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable whose effect is being
studied.
Which assessment experimentally demonstrates Functional Analysis.
functional relations?
Which assessments are descriptive rather than ABC recording, narrative recording, scatterplots, direct observation.
experimental?
Which assessment directly manipulates antecedents and Functional Analysis.
consequences?
Which interval recording system overestimates behavior? Partial Interval Recording.
Which interval recording system underestimates Whole Interval Recording.
behavior?
What does Momentary Time Sampling record? Whether behavior is occurring at the exact moment the interval ends.
Which reinforcement schedule produces the highest Variable Ratio (VR).
response rate?
Which schedule produces the classic "scallop" pattern? Fixed Interval (FI).
Which schedule produces a break-and-run pattern? Fixed Ratio (FR).
Which schedule produces steady moderate responding? Variable Interval (VI).
What is Determinism? The assumption that all behavior has lawful causes.
What is Parsimony? Rule out simple explanations before considering complex ones.
Description Facts about an event or behavior using objective, measurable language to
describe what is being seen
High Preference Activities or items frequently chosen by an individual
, Independent variable The experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable whose effect is being
studied.
Which assessment experimentally demonstrates Functional Analysis.
functional relations?
Which assessments are descriptive rather than ABC recording, narrative recording, scatterplots, direct observation.
experimental?
Which assessment directly manipulates antecedents and Functional Analysis.
consequences?
Which interval recording system overestimates behavior? Partial Interval Recording.
Which interval recording system underestimates Whole Interval Recording.
behavior?
What does Momentary Time Sampling record? Whether behavior is occurring at the exact moment the interval ends.
Which reinforcement schedule produces the highest Variable Ratio (VR).
response rate?
Which schedule produces the classic "scallop" pattern? Fixed Interval (FI).
Which schedule produces a break-and-run pattern? Fixed Ratio (FR).
Which schedule produces steady moderate responding? Variable Interval (VI).
What is Determinism? The assumption that all behavior has lawful causes.
What is Parsimony? Rule out simple explanations before considering complex ones.
